Donna DeBonis,DVM ,MSFS,MSVF:
Executive Vice President

Dr. Donna DeBonis is a veteran and a veterinarian with over 12 years of service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve Veterinary Corps, including three combat deployments. Her diverse civilian career includes owning mixed-animal veterinary practices, and pursuing advanced degrees in Food Safety with a focus on pet food recalls, and currently, Veterinary Forensics with a concentration on Animal Welfare. She is the Past President of the American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians.   Dr. DeBonis's extensive experience in both military and civilian veterinary medicine, provides a valuable perspective in animal welfare and food safety. 

Amanda Sorensen, DVM, MPH, Communications Specialist

Amanda graduated from Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2006, and has worked in companion animal clinical medicine as an associate, a relief doctor, and most recently as a practice owner.

In 2013 Amanda received her MPH from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and joined the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine as a Veterinary Public Health Resident in 2025. She is also passionate about supporting the well-being of fellow veterinarians and veterinary workers. She joined the AAFSPHV in March, 2025 as Communications Specialist.